A concert with Special-K in Mengi on Friday, October 6th at 9pm. Tickets: 2000 ISK. Order tickets through booking@mengi.net or pay at the entrance.

Special-K is an Icelandic musician, best known for playing with internationally known singer-songwriter Sóley, the controversial feminist hip hop clan Reykjavíkurdætur and the underground dream pop band kriki. This year she is composing her first solo album titled: "I Thought I'd Be More Famous by Now". Her lyrics revolve around belonging to generation Y, where everybody seems to suffer from anxiety, too high and low self esteem at the same time, struggling to follow their dreams while living off of their parents money, not standing a chance to be financially independent but still seriously overprivileged. Her performances are intimate, almost fragile, as she invites the audience into a discussion about having unrealised high expectations for your life while watching other people’s exaggerated success on social media. The sophistication of her classical background meets the raw punk spirit of "it doesn't matter what you are capable of, but what you do". She plays all kinds of instruments from bass to block flute and allows imperfections to be part of her work. The music and lyrics are playful, full of humour and display the bitter-sweet melancholy of everyday life.